Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 356 · Decided 29 August 2002
Delhi Administration (Now N.C.T. of Delhi) v. Manohar Lal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 356 · [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 863/2002
- Decided
- 29 August 2002
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 433(d), 433
Headnote
(NOW N.C.T. OF DELHI) A V. MANOHAR LAL AUGUST 29, 2002 [DORAISWAMY RAJU AND SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, JJ.) B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 433 (d)-Commutation of se/1/ence-Power of-Trial court convicted and sentenced offender under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954-First ell/rusts it to the appropriate Govemment-Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. 1954. Precedent--Not to be applied mechanically-Courts to find out the ratio, D ascertain the law and then apply it appropriately to the cases before them. Respondent was convicted and sentenced for an offence
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